Last month, South Korean director Hong Sang Soo released the French version of the poster for the latest movie "The Escaped Woman". In the
poster, his exclusive heroine, Jin Minxi, stands elegantly in the center of the screen. The crisp short hair and gentle side face seem to intersect with the background to form an illustration.
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is a maverick. She never fears rumors
. In March of this year, Hong Sang-soo won the 70th Berlin Film Festival's first best director award with this "The Woman Who Escaped". Awards. When
won the prize, he embraced Jin Minxi excitedly, and the two seemed to not care about the surrounding eyes. Even after giving his acceptance speech, he once again expressed his gratitude to Jin Minxi.
Hong Changxiu and Kim Min-hee, the lovers who have already made a lot of noise in South Korea, the last time they "sprinkled dog food" was the Berlin Film Festival three years ago. It was also led by Hong Chang-soo and starring Kim Min-hee in the movie "On the Beach at Night Alone", but this time, it was Kim Min-hee who won the Best Actress Award...
"I don’t know if it is appropriate to declare here, but We are in love. We love each other in our own way... We will face everything that will come with humility."
was at the premiere of that movie in Seoul. When Hong Changxiu calmly announced the news to the media, all of Korea They all exploded. One is a well-known literary film director who has been married, and the other is a young actress with extraordinary temperament. They are 22 years apart. The two broke through morals and boldly declared their unethical love to the media and the whole of South Korea. At the gunpoint of the audience.
Scolding, opposition, boycott and disgust followed... The cosmetics and clothing brands endorsed by Jin Minxi also offered to close the contract, and she faced sky-high contract termination fees.
However, Hong Changxiu and Kim Minxi didn't seem to care about the look and blow. Since then, they no longer appear in the mainstream media, rarely show up, only occasionally appear on the red carpets of major film festivals, retreat all over, only speaking in their works.
If you put aside these feelings that cannot accurately define right and wrong, and simply evaluate Kim Min-hee, that must be the most maverick of all the previous Korean actresses.
Her facial features are not perfect, and even many people cannot get her beauty. But as long as you understand more deeply, or watch a few more of her films, you can feel the hazy temperament of her.
A pair of apricot eyes are round and docile, with a childlike innocence, and the small and exquisite bridge of the nose happens to be everywhere, but the lips are full and sexy. Coupled with a tall body of 172cm, it adds another imperial sister temperament. These scattered characteristics of are integrated into her body, and it becomes a unique aura, blurred and simple, so that your sight is firmly attracted by her. The most surprising thing about
is that in the ups and downs of the showbiz for nearly 20 years, her eyes and eyes have maintained a cool and sexy coexistence state. In Hong Changxiu’s movies, she often wears a black coat or the most basic sweater, standing at the door of a cafe or on the beach, smoking a cigarette quietly... Even so, she is still beautiful. The beauty is high-level and not aggressive.
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Not at ease with the status quo, she is always on the road to pursue
Actually, Kim Min-hee’s life seems destined to be closely related to Hong Changxiu’sInseparable connection. Before meeting him, Jin Minxi hadn't fully identified the style and positioning he wanted most, and he was often entangled in the two identities of model and actor.
debuted in her teens and first entered the show business as an advertising model. In 1999, although she was fortunate to star in the TV series "School 2" and won the KBS Acting Awards Youth Award, she was still said to be "no acting skills, just famous through advertising and endorsements."
Still so.
filmed, actively participated in variety shows, and her cheerful personality gave Jin Minxi a certain fan base, but it was only because of her cute and beautiful image rather than acting skills. Z6z has always wanted to get rid of her idol status and gradually fell into a bottleneck period. At the same time, she gradually lost her popularity and endorsement because of her confusion and suspension.
TV series "Juliet's Boyfriend"
In 2006, after adjustment, she determined to become an excellent actor, so she took the initiative and hoped to appear in the TV series "Goodbye Solo". But the director was not satisfied with her. In order to prove herself, took the initiative to write a letter of recommendation and auditioned five times. In the end, her patience and seriousness impressed the director.
Although the TV series "Goodbye Solo"
did not cause much splash, at least, the hard-won opportunity allowed Jin Minxi to understand what she really loves. She worked harder to practice her acting skills, and in the following year's movie "Enthusiasm", she won the Best Actress Award at the 44th Baeksang Art Awards and the Best Actress at the 9th Busan Film Critics Awards. prize.
So far, she has only achieved real success in the field of actors for the first time since her debut eight years.
Since then, Jin Minxi is more obsessed with seeking the most suitable style for her, she boldly challenged various types of movies. For example, the thriller "White Whale" in 2011, the suspense film "Train" in 12 years, the love movie "The Temperature of Love" in 13 years, and the action film "The Crying Man"...
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Although these films have received good response and paved the way for her to succeed in the first-line film actress, she still does not feel satisfied. It was not until 2015 that she cooperated with Hong Changxiu for the first time.
"Right now, Wrong then"
Kim Min-hee in the movie "Right Now, Wrong then" has a state different from that of any previous role. The poor female painter she plays is simple, true, innocent, and even "clumsy", but it is precisely because of this slight "neurotic" personality that she appears to be more lively and elusive. The personality traits like
coincide with the idea that the director wants to express. It also made this seemingly simple plot, but actually exploring human nature, won the Golden Leopard Award at the 68th Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland.
At this time, Kim Min-hee really found her own style. Her temperament is too in line with the atmosphere of the heroine of the art film. She doesn't need more makeup and hair modification. A pair of deer-like eyes can capture everyone's hearts.
has filmed "Old Boy", and the Korean director Park Chan-wook of "The Kind Gold" is no exception. After watching Kim Min Hee in "Right Now, Wrong Then", he decisively found her and invited Kim Min Hee to star in the latest movie, which is the famous "Miss".
"Miss" is actually a remake of the film, the original is from the famous British lesbian writer Sarah Waters' novel "Finger Craftsmanship". Such a complicated and blurred Lily movie is another one in KoreaAt first, many viewers were not optimistic about shooting in countries with a strong sense of morality.
But after the final movie was released, it really surprised many fans. As the director himself commented on Jin Minxi: is holy, cold, lazy, enlightened, and charming. She is really beautiful and shocking, releasing huge tension and energy under her calm eyes. The specific story of
can only be felt in the movie. It is undeniable that Jin Minxi’s plasticity is really unimaginable. There seems to be no role she can't manage.
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has superb acting skills, but she just wants to live and be worthwhile.
. Back in 2017 again, Kim Min-xi starred in the art film "A Night Alone by the Sea", which continues the aesthetics of Hong Changxiu’s consistent aesthetics. And thinking about life.
In this seemingly "lonely" movie, the director seems to suggestively blend the thinking of derailment and true love from a female perspective. The role played by Kim Min Hee is also a well-known actress who falls into love with the director and can't help but escapes from life and travels alone. The large number of long shots and character dialogues in the
movie are full of charm. They seem to be simple scenes and shot narratives, but the audience needs to watch and think repeatedly. There are high requirements for the actors' acting skills.
and Jin Minxi's performance has gone beyond the category of "acting", it seems like a true expression, re-examining his own values and outlook on love. The process of making a movie is also a process of reshaping oneself.
In the end, this film brought her the honor of the Berlin actress, but it also made her reputation fall to the bottom.
In the movie "Night by the Sea Alone", she once said:
"Success and failure, I don't know much about these. I just want to live a fun life and be really addicted to something. For example, study, study. The cleanest."
Is this her real inner monologue? I think it should be. is just like she fell in love with Hong Changxiu desperately and found her true love and suitable style in his movies.
And Hong Changxiu, I have known each other for five years, so that Jin Minxi has appeared in seven movies, and every time he writes a movie, he asks Jin Minxi’s opinion, and she deliberately lose weight to maintain her figure... It can be seen that two people Truly became a spiritual and soul mate.
Is right or wrong really important? Perhaps no one except the person concerned is qualified to comment.
But if we can create more and better film works, perhaps it is not a gain for the audience.
At the Berlin Film Festival in 2017, the jury gave Jin Minxi the award speech:
She is both an actor and an artist. You can't stop looking at her.
Yes, she is too beautiful and too gentle, who can ignore her charm?
